stevegrant

How exactly do you suppose Lowe and Wilde (and Crouch, for that matter) save their own investments/skin/however you want to phrase it without the club improving? I'd be interested to hear any theories as to how they save themselves WITHOUT saving the club, and I'm sure the Financial Services Authority would also like to know.

Hilariously, and presumably said without a hint of irony or recognising his hypocrisy, Redknapp is now accusing Sunderland of tapping up Darren Bent

Well I now won't be going for reason stated above!

Probably quite a lot - after all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In forty years time, there'll be hundreds of David Beckhams...

Mullins is a "bracing yourself for a promotion push" signing if ever I saw one

Another potential twist... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/01/26/burnley-appeal-against-tottenham-carling-cup-defeat-over-jermain-defoe-115875-21071760/ How hilarious would it be if they kicked Spurs out of the competition? Clearly won't happen, of course, but we can hope...

He was first team coach at Watford a few years ago.

Genius, f'sure

But given that one of the key reasons for Poortvliet's failure is that he's "too nice", is that not potentially a good thing? Particularly given that the appointments from within that we have made in the past have always been coaches who have been "popular" or "pally" with the players.

What he said. I'd go one step further and say that I don't want anyone who's been on the board in the past to return, either. Unfortunately, that clearly won't happen...

Christ. Nothing like taking your time to ensure you make the right appointment...

Interesting. Perhaps a case of "be careful what you wish for"...

What strange timing. Not sure whether I'm disappointed, relieved, happy, indifferent or what, to be honest.

Yes please. Feel free to ask the usual RVT lot as well - the more the merrier.

By all accounts, Bullard's not been anywhere near as good this season as he was last season, so he might not be missed at all, particularly as he was after £50k a week on a 4-year contract! Hull have got to be a bit careful, they're not safe from relegation yet, despite their brilliant start to the season, and they've now committed themselves to £2.5m every year for the next 4 years. £15m total outlay for someone like Bullard is madness.

Preston are, once again, bringing a team down for a game on 21st February. Pitch is booked at Fleming Park, 10.30am kick-off. Who's available?

Good luck with that one I should probably add that I think something like this that brings shareholders together - as realistically they're the ones who will be able to effect change infinitely quicker than "ordinary" fans - is a good thing, so long as it's organised and structured correctly.

Have you asked them? For all you (and I, as I certainly haven't a clue) know, they might be organising something right now. Just out of interest, who arranged this meeting? I appreciate that time is short, but a day's notice isn't feasible for most people, including me.

Quite. Assuming Stanley's got a satisfactory answer from exit2 above, I'll close this.

Lucky ****s. Not happy.

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha take that Redknapp you ****!

That's certainly the case right now, but two or three years ago it would have been worth a small fortune had there not been a first refusal contract with Bovis on the land.

Not that I can remember. I know that the land gets valued on a reasonably regular basis to ensure its value on the balance sheet is accurate, but I'm not aware of any other plans. I'd have thought even if there were any plans for it, they'd have been shelved due to a complete lack of homebuilding companies willing/able to buy for the sort of money the club would be looking for.

I challenge you to find anyone in the housing industry who has any spare money knocking around for a plot of land without any sort of planning permission I suspect there might also be legal issues regarding sale of assets to directors and/or their associates, particularly if the company is potentially on the verge of insolvency.

I presume you've seen the state of the housing market? Jackson's Farm is worth bugger all right now.